# Kushtia-1

Kushtia-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh.

## Boundaries

The constituency encompasses Daulatpur Upazila.

## History

The constituency was created for the first general elections in newly independent Bangladesh, held in 1973.

## Members of Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| | 1973 | Azizur Rahman Akkas | Awami League |
| | 1979 | Ahammad Ali | BNP |
| Major Boundary Changes ||||
| | 1986 | Mohammad Korban Ali | Jatiya Party |
| | 1991 | Ahsanul Haq Mollah | BNP |
| | 2004 by-election | Bachhu Mollah | BNP |
| | 2008 | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | Awami League |
| | 2014 | Rezaul Haque Chowdhury | Independent |
| | 2018 | AKM Sarwar Jahan | Awami League |
| | 2024 | Rezaul Haque Chowdhury | Independent |

## Elections
### Elections in the 2010s

General Election 2014: Kushtia-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Rezaul Haque Chowdhury | 62,528 | 54.2 | N/A |
| | AL | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | 52,909 | 45.8 | −12.4 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 9,619 | 8.3 | −8.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,437 | 37.7 | −53.5 |
| | Independent gain from AL | Independent gain from AL | Independent gain from AL | Independent gain from AL | Independent gain from AL |

### Elections in the 2000s

General Election 2008: Kushtia-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | AL | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | 145,063 | 58.2 | |
| | BNP | Md. Altaf Hosen | 102,412 | 41.1 | |
| | IAB | Md. Ruhul Amin | 869 | 0.3 | |
| | JSD | Md. Ashraf Siddiquie | 649 | 0.3 | |
| | BTF | Md. Hafizur Rahman | 323 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 42,651 | 17.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 249,316 | 91.2 | |
| | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP | AL gain from BNP |
Ahsanul Haq Mollah died in December 2003. Bachhu Mollah, his son, was elected in a March 2004 by-election.
General Election 2001: Kushtia-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Ahsanul Haq Mollah | 108,326 | 49.1 | +11.0 |
| | AL | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | 103,491 | 46.9 | +19.2 |
| | IJOF | Md. Golam Mostafa | 6,056 | 2.7 | N/A |
| | JSD | Md. Rezaul Haq | 1,994 | 0.9 | −1.6 |
| | WPB | Md. Lutfar Rahman Joarder | 598 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Md. Kamal Hossain | 184 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Party (M) | Md. Moslem Uddin | 143 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Hafizur) | Hafizur Rahman Khaja | 30 | 0.0 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,835 | 2.2 | −8.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 220,822 | 86.0 | −2.7 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |

### Elections in the 1990s

General Election June 1996: Kushtia-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Ahsanul Haq Mollah | 64,692 | 38.1 | −0.2 |
| | AL | Afaz Uddin Ahmed | 47,053 | 27.7 | N/A |
| | JP(E) | Korban Ali | 36,797 | 21.7 | +4.1 |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Yakub Ali | 11,657 | 6.9 | −10.3 |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Nur Kutubul Alam | 4,551 | 2.7 | −2.4 |
| | JSD | Kazi Aref Ahmed | 4,293 | 2.5 | −3.5 |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Kamal Hossain | 636 | 0.4 | −1.1 |
| | Independent | Md. Matiar Rahman | 214 | 0.1 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 17,639 | 10.4 | −10.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,893 | 88.7 | +16.3 |
| | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold | BNP hold |
General Election 1991: Kushtia-1 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | BNP | Md. Ahsanul Haq Molla | 56,807 | 38.3 | |
| | JP(E) | Korban Ali | 26,140 | 17.6 | |
| | Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD | Md. Yakub Ali | 25,591 | 17.2 | |
| | BAKSAL | Md. Shamsul Alam Dudu | 20,327 | 13.7 | |
| | JSD | Kazi Aref Ahmed | 8,919 | 6.0 | |
| | Jamaat-e-Islami | Md. Nur Kutubul Alam | 7,589 | 5.1 | |
| | Zaker Party | Md. Zahidul Islam | 2,264 | 1.5 | |
| | Jatiya Janata Party (Asad) | Md. Hafizur Rahman Khaza | 478 | 0.3 | |
| | FP | Abu Bakar | 247 | 0.2 | |
| | Independent | AKM Sarwar Jahan | 110 | 0.1 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 30,667 | 20.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 148,472 | 72.4 | |
| | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) | BNP gain from JP(E) |